Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	16 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '18 at 23:49
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 251 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 784 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 784 49% 784 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 204 Parallax 179 150% 189 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 180 Splatting 124 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 292 257 253 248 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 492 Mixed 396 SusWrite 277 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 63.7 221% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 1TB 2,597 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 676GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 480 487 491 490 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 460 Mixed 410 SusWrite 474 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 66.6 229% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 281GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 59 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 80.5 Write 75.7 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 59.3 51% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,376 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 32.8 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 31.3 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	132x

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $959

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16